mrsboots87

mrsboots87

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  1. Unprofessional Statement in Policy Book

    mrsboots87 replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But for real, I work in LTC with a Hospice of the Valley on site. So people pass on my watch often enough to know that in no way would a real policy ever say to leave the body for the next shift. Like...

  2. Unprofessional Statement in Policy Book

    mrsboots87 replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Pics or it didn't

  3. What do you love about your job?

    mrsboots87 replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and always say it's like a building full of extra grandmas and grandpas. I truly love the people I work with and feel such honor to work in their "home" and get to know them. It is sad...

  4. Is an accelerated BSN worth $87K?

    mrsboots87 replied to KJet5's topic in General Students

    $50000/year X 25% tax rate roughly (higher income comes with a higher tax bracket, being single with no kids means no additional deductions) So that's realistically $37,500 a year in disposable...

  5. Is an accelerated BSN worth $87K?

    mrsboots87 replied to KJet5's topic in General Students

    If you just wanted people to come here and agree and tell you to do it you should have said so because all you have done is say you are "researching" options yet have made it very clear this is the...

  6. Is an accelerated BSN worth $87K?

    mrsboots87 replied to KJet5's topic in General Students

    This is an absolute terrible idea. I make over $50000 a year as a new grad in AZ. I have two kids and am married so I claim them for taxes. After taxes and benefits are deducted from my checks, having...

  7. Calling in for no sleep

    mrsboots87 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. I noticed it after it was too late to edit and hoped it wasn't too noticeable to others.

  8. Starting Pay for CNA

    mrsboots87 replied to rachaelofcourse's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I work in a LTC that pays $13.25 for new CNAs and it goes up $0.50 for every year of

  9. Which courses?

    mrsboots87 replied to WeatherB's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are the you in this program? If not it won't apply to you. Pretty much every BON will require you to have completed a nursing program to sit for NCLEX. Some programs meet BON requirements for you to...

  10. Any nursing students with special needs kids?

    mrsboots87 replied to Roro1's topic in General Students

    My older daughter has pretty severe ADHD with anxiety and some sensory issues as well. Melt downs are no joke in this house and she has appts and school meetings and such often. It's def doable to...

  11. Failed Block 2

    mrsboots87 replied to StephSparks's topic in Arizona Nursing

    We had cardiac in all blocks. What you learn about cardiac is built on every semester. But again, they may have changed that. I can't imagine they would reduce cardiac to just 1st and 4th though....

  12. Failed Block 2

    mrsboots87 replied to StephSparks's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I did forget about that part. The content will still be the same, I believe psych was moved from block 4 so the amount of med/surg content in each semester was adjusted. I can't imagine they would ace...

  13. Things You'd Like to Say to Fellow Students...

    mrsboots87 replied to Raven Sierra's topic in General Students

    This is too true. When learning about reproductive cancers and treatments we learned about the difference between the hysterectomies and how sometimes the cervix is left and sometimes it is removed...

  14. Calling in for no sleep

    mrsboots87 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Another nurse did this at work and I was the "lucky" sole who got to stay over 4 hours. When I had just been on for 3 days. And still had to come back that night. After getting about 4 hours sleep...

  15. EKG Rhythms in Nursing School

    mrsboots87 replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    For the last two posters, that is actually quite a shame, but maybe good for an easier grade in that section. In my program we had to know the normal interval for each wave and the interval for waves...

  16. Who's at fault here?

    mrsboots87 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    Technically it does have a passing score. The HESI will generate a percentage (forgot what it's called) that can be used to give a grade value to the score you receive. The passing score would be...

  17. Failed Block 2

    mrsboots87 replied to StephSparks's topic in Arizona Nursing

    F&E is important but not nearly the most difficult thing to master in block 2. You will be going over pathophysiology and interventions for whole body systems. Some seem to find cardiac the most...

  18. Who's at fault here?

    mrsboots87 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    This is exactly why a test like HESI exit, or the Kaplan or ATI versions are used by some schools before graduating their students. To ensure high NCLEX pass rates so they do not get board sanctions...

  19. Don't buy technology before school starts

    mrsboots87 replied to jkforten's topic in General Students

    I must ask how they will know who did and didn't buy from the book store. When using cash will you have to sign a log? While you have to show a receipt to your instructor? Like how to they verify...

  20. Don't buy technology before school starts

    mrsboots87 replied to jkforten's topic in General Students

    Tia is absurd. I know schools make requirements for software and book buying but a very outdated tablet and requiring the apple warranty? Sounds like they got a killer deal on a bunch of iPads and...

  21. EKG Rhythms in Nursing School

    mrsboots87 replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    I agree with this because it is what my school did and it was great. I didn't find the rhythm lectures in block 4 to be that difficult. It was bundled in with hemodynamic monitoring and vents. My...

  22. How do I get over the discouragment of not doing skills in clinical?

    mrsboots87 replied to nevergiveup2016's topic in General Students

    You will get over this when you finally realize that nursing school is not meant to master skills. It is meant for learning theory and basic skills. Anyone can be taught these skills you are so...

  23. Failed Block 2

    mrsboots87 replied to StephSparks's topic in Arizona Nursing

    This is very common. 8 failures is not crazy at all. At SCC I started with 88 in block one and we lost half. In second block we had 80 because people repeating 2nd were with us. We again lost about...

  24. Should I SUE?

    mrsboots87 replied to hollyday's topic in General Students

    Failing a program due to poor clinical de soon making during your last clinical rotation will probably not win you a lawsuit. You our have not taken responsibility for any of your own actions and...

  25. license in another state

    mrsboots87 replied to amiss84's topic in General Students

    I am in AZ. Yes it is $300 for the application and another $50 for fingerprinting. Even if you have already been fingerprinted or have a fingerprint card. You will still need to be fingerprinted...